Careers with the School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
The following COVID-19 resources were developed by Professor Kelly Grindrod.
Frequently asked COVID-19 questions:
- Busting common myths about mRNA vaccines (Jan 2021)
- Pfizer and Moderna vaccines (Jan 2021)
- Pfizer vs. Moderna and how vaccinating against COVID-19 will work (Nov 2020)
- COVID-19 testing in pharmacies (Oct 2020)
The following resources were created by Prof. Grindrod and collaborators for Pharmacy5in5, an online learning tool for pharmacists, technicians and students.
- How mRNA vaccines work (PDF)
- How mRNA vaccines work French version (PDF)
- COVID-19 vaccines: myth vs. fact (PDF)
- COVID-19 vaccines: myths vs. fact French version (PDF)
- 5 things that have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF)
- Flashcards on pharmacy-specific COVID-19 information (PDF)
- Flashcards on general COVID-19 information (PDF)
- Vaccine pride French flashcard (PDF)
- SIRVA infographic (PDF)
- SIRVA infographic printer friendly (PDF)
- SIRVA infographic - French (PDF)
Useful resources for Canadian pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Vaccines
- Canada's vaccine rollout plan (government website)
- Centre for Effective Practice COVID vaccine information (updated regularly)
- Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine monograph (Health Canada)
- NEJM Pivotal study on the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Dec 2020)
- Centre for Effective Practice Resources on the mRNA vaccine (updated regularly)
- COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy (from Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, updated regularly)
- Report from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (government report, Jan 2021)
- Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists webinars and COVID-19 information page
COVID-19 Testing & Symptoms
- Public Health Ontario. COVID-19 Routes of Transmission – What We Know So Far (July 2020)
- US CDC. Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Potential Airborne Transmission (Oct 2020)
- Health Canada. Testing devices for COVID-19 (Sept 2020)
- BMJ Best Practice. Coronavirus disease 2019 (updated regularly)
Influenza Vaccinations
- Suggested best practices for community pharmacy providing influenza immunizations during the COVID-91 pandemic. CPhA 2020.
- Guidance for influenza vaccine delivery in the presence of COVID-19. National Advisory Committee on Immunization 2020.